décliner — meaning in English

English meaning

• decline verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
• ebb noun The falling back of the tide as it moves away from the shore.
• forbear verb To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
• languish verb To gradually lose strength, vitality, or spirit, especially over a long period of neglect or hardship.
• wane verb To gradually become weaker, smaller, or less intense.

Senses

décliner is used for these senses in English:

• decline (intransitive) To become weaker or worse.
• decline (transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
• ebb (intransitive) to fall away or decline
• forbear (intransitive) To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.
• languish (intransitive) To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful. [from 17th c.]
• turn down (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
• wane (intransitive) To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.

decline — full definition

1. verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
2. verb To politely refuse an offer or invitation.
3. noun A gradual decrease or worsening.

ebb — full definition

1. noun The falling back of the tide as it moves away from the shore.
2. noun A gradual decline or weakening.
3. verb To flow back or recede, like a tide; to gradually weaken or fade.

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